Breaking a Pledge

by Hareem Ch

Pledge? You make it and you break it. Life happens. Maysa didn’t know she’d make a pledge to never invest her love and energies into the outside world and how it’d impact her life. The journey from heartaches, losses, failures, and closed doors to spiritual strength full of wisdom, love, new beginnings, and new perspectives. Meanwhile, the exit of her mother (Lakia) created a vacuum in her that was filled by ill means where she meets Basil, who tries his best to drain the goodness in her but would she be able to dodge his lust disguised as love? In the cycle of a lifetime, she ends up meeting Kayen who recovers her faith in humanity but until when? Whereas Mr. Nuraz (Maysa’s father) had been clinging to the hope that whatever happened would have been a nightmare. Life makes you stand at a point where you’ve to make a pledge and then when you’ve learned the lesson it wants you to teach. Duh! Life puts you in a position to break it too. Unconventional isn’t it? This novel revolves around different hurdles that Maysa encounters on her way to become the woman she didn’t know she would end up being. Esita’s friendship lightens up Maysa’s dark world. Mr. Iyaad’s character could be seen as someone who would actually stand up for her, the role her father (Mr. Nuraz) had to play. What actually leads her to break a pledge Maysa never imagined coming, in the twists and turns of events, ups and downs of relations, Maysa evolves and devolves and finally ends up breaking a pledge.

206 pages, Paperback

First published September 23, 2020

About the author

"All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists)."🕋❤
Instagram: _hareemch_

Reviews

[Maryam (fictional booktique) · Rating 4 out of 5]

"𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦" is a debut novel by @_hareemch_

One kind word, a little help and a minor smile coupd make a difference in anyone's life who's going through hell. Similarly one harsh word, a little burden and a rude look can destroy someone's mood or make them feel worthless.

|| 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 ||

🍂The story revolves around the life of the girl named Maysa, and her journey from failures to love, affection, strength, and new beginnings.
🍂Maysa, a young girl of 23 old living a prosperous life with her parents (Mr.Nuraz and Lakia) in Karachi, but one day suddenly, their lives took a drastic turn, and all the happiness broke out when Mr. Nuraz got an unknown letter and that single letter change Maya's life.
🍂Maysa was living a life where she doesn't know what's going on and what's gonna happen. Sometimes your parent's decisions can destroy you mentally and emotionally. And that letter made Mr.Nuraz to decide, but his father's decision broke her💔
The story continues and she fights like a warrior and faced all the difficulties and ups and downs of life.
🍂She lost the loved ones she'd trusted the most, emotionally abused, mentally sick(To know? You have to read the book first) all these incidents made Maysa strong and empowered to cope up with difficulties. Instead of typical heroines, she courageously faced all the hurdles and difficulties and especially coped up with her mental health which was affected the most. And I must say, this is not a fictional novel, NOT.
This is a harsh reality of life, Not everyone's life is the same as others. Every human being in this world has problems, You never know what might be going on in people's life. We all go through the hard times in life when we need someone's support and in this story Mr. Iyaad and Esita proves to be that support for Maysa.

🍂Last but not the least, I love the characters as they were so relatable but Mr.Iyaad, Esita & kayen was my utmost favorite.. (kayen especially)🤧
This book is a surprisingly engaging read, I must say that the story was a whirlwind of emotions. It was so gripping & captivating and the writing style was so good. All the quotes that were mentioned in the book were amazing. But there's a thing I didn't like very much was so many quotes and life lessons on every single page which often distracted me while reading otherwise I loved it...The ending was truly heartbreaking 💔which I couldn't even imagine 🥺🤧
Recommended ✅
That's all ....

[Alina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review: "Breaking a Pledge" by Hareem Ch.

"People's experiences mould their personalities into someone they were not in the beginning..."

This book follows the life of a girl called Maysa, who used to live happily with her parents in Karachi, with occasional visits to her grandfather in Lahore. Her life was filled with happiness and joy, until one day when a letter broke the family apart. What was in the letter, why it tore the family, what happened? To know, you have to read this amazing book. ❤️

Maysa tried to get a grip on the situation around her as she was confused and scared because her whole existence was questioned. Trying to find solace she made a friend, but she trusted a wrong person and soon found herself abandoned once again.

This book particularly focuses on Maysa and her struggle to cope with the changes in her life. From a carefree and lovely life, she came face to face with the hardships and harsh realities which made her realize that life isn't always a bed of roses. There were places where I got teary just thinking about a girl whose family was shattered in just a matter of seconds. 💔

Hareem did a wonderful job in writing this book, I must say that. I almost highlighted half of the book because the words are just so pure and beautiful that I want to go back and read them again and again. The thoughts and feelings were expressed in a great manner.

Maysa's character building was great. I guess while she was learning things to understand life better, I learnt many things along with her. Somewhere along the line, her character was relatable.

Thank you @hareem_ch for sending me your book. I am gonna cherish it always. ❤️

[Ramón S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I really like of this book is the sincerity and the philosophy behind every word.
The author is honest and charming.
I love the thoughts spread all over the book.

[Shumaila Saleem · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of all, Congratulations @_hareemch_ for your book 🌸

Pledge? You make it and you break it. Life happens. This book revolves around a girl Maysa, she didn't know she'd make a pledge to never invest her love and energies into the outside world and how it'd impact her life. Journey from heartaches, losses, failures and closed doors to spiritual strength full of wisdom, love, new beginnings and new perspectives.

Maysa has been gone through a lot of heart breaks and different hurdles that she encounters on her way to become the women she didn't know she would end up being. Life makes you stand at a point where you have to make a pledge and then when you've learnt the lesson it wants you to teach. Duh! Life puts you in a position to break it too. Unconventional isn't?

This is one the best book I've ever read, it's about loss and acceptance. The twist is heartbreaking, and few books have made me cry as hard as this one did. It was beautifully written. I really loved the writing style and way of convincing messages through the story. You don’t expect the ending and you want to change it desperately. It’s hard to describe without spoiling it though.

My favourite characters are Mr. Iyad ( Maysa's grandpa ) and Her friend Esita ( whose friendship lightens up the Maysa's dark life ), we all should have supportive and loving people like them in our life who are always there for you and is willing to walk through that burning building along with you. This isn't to say that they are going to follow you wherever you go blindly.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/05

[Chocolatetrees · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an absolute treat!

At the start of the story, the main character, Maysa, is being incredibly neglected and starved of affection. As a result of this she isn’t quite sure of herself, or her place in the world yet. Your heart goes out to her, as she makes the similar mistakes of many young women in her situation. I can say, without wishing to spoil the book for others, it is a great pleasure to read as she grows in both confidence and experience. The formatting of the book is very clever too. I highly recommend!

[C.R. Bell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very touching story! Worth the read!

[Karianne Gabaldon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hareem is a very talented writer. Yet another great story told by a wonderful author. Recommended!

[E.A.Chile · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book that starts with the character (maysa's) journey into self discovery after the tragedy of her parents seperating, the consequences of married partners not sharing vital details of their past life with one another, how a fathers dissapointment is unnecesarrily passed from a mother to a child.
Any the psychological impact it can have on the children leaving them vulnerable.
A wonderful read

[Moeeza Azeem · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that truly touched my heart. Though the novel is fictional but one can relate to its character for sure. We all go through the hard times in life when we need someone's support and Esita proves to be that support for maysa. The author has beautiful portrayed the journey and evolution of characters.

[Khadija Shafqat · Rating 5 out of 5]

a story of heart broken girl maysa always hurt due to trusting people but later she realize she needs to work herself and stay strong and self love is important .a very good story teaches to be strong determined and live in reality not in the world of fantasy .dont expect love and affection from others ,self love is also important.

[Eraj | Between_the_lines_00 | · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that truly touched my heart. What a beautiful journey from loneliness, heartbreak to new beginnings.
Ending was heartbreaking truly.

[McDennias Moyo · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read, beautifully written.

[Brigitte Adofo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read. A must recommendation

[K.A. Mulenga · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very emotional

The story was a whirlwind of emotions. Well written and captivating. I loved the characters as they were very easily relatable.

[Fiza Khalid Malik · Rating 4 out of 5]

🦋First of all thank you so much Hareem for sending your book to my way in exchange of an honest review. 💖

‼️ Spoilers‼️

🦋The storyline revolves around a girl Maysa who is an only child of her parents Mr Nuraz and Lakia.
The family sounds happy family right?
Yes it was actually a really peaceful and happy family until one dark day when someone came and turned everything upside down .

🦋Lakia had to left the home and
After that Mr Nuraz began to expoil his daughter by not giving a bit of attention to her which caused a real damage to Maysa's mental health.

🦋Maysa got a friend Basil.
She thought Basil would be a ray of hope for her but this person also not only betrayed her but made her life even more toxic.

🦋All these incidents made Maysa super strong and empowered her so well.
After all this damage Maysa left for Lahore to visit her grandad with whom she had a really good bond.

🦋Somehow the reunion of the family happened.

🦋As for Maysa so she started to work in the organization with his granddad and found Keyan.
A real man who wanted to marry her.
Everything was about to be just super perfect but life wanted something else. they got a news.
They went to hospital but they lost him.


🦋Maysa was not a weak, fragile lady.
She was a woman who had the courage to bear all this.

🦋The story is all about human experiences and complicated relations.

🦋Things i liked: The quotes are superb!
I mean just beautiful .
Iloved reading quotations cos they were super realistic.

🦋Things i didn't like :
I think story was a bit dragged it could've been short but As it is author's debut novel so here we've a margin .
Over all it was a nice book 💙

Dm @_hareemch_ to get your's. 🦋💖

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